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Humpbacks moving in numbers

THE waters off the Gladstone coast are like a super highway of humpbacks as that species of whale and others make their way to and from the Antarctic.

Addiction led to crimes

A MAN with an addictive personality has faced Gladstone Magistrates Court on 15 fraud related charges.

Battlers in need of volunteers

THEY are battling on, but Friends of Bindaree are in urgent need of some helping hands.

Gladstone Council plan 'eyesore'

THE ratepayers of Seventeen Seventy reckon the Gladstone Regional Council has done it again – making decisions without considering the residents.
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Holly exchanges warmth for Canada

TANNUM Sands local Holly Chapman is preparing for the next big adventure in her life.

Mayor allegedly battling cancer

TIGHT-LIPPED Gladstone Regional Council has refused to answer questions in relation to whether Mayor George Creed will return to his duties next week.
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Brothers plead guilty

TWO brothers who went on a drunken loutish spree appeared in Gladstone Magistrates Court yesterday on a range of charges.

Trevor has yet to make up mind

HE may have conceded the seat of Flynn but Chris Trevor isn't sure whether politics will play a role in his future.

Fashion in the spring

DO you consider yourself a fashionista?

Miner dies in tragic car crash

IT was a sombre day for workers at Blackwater's Curragh coal mine yesterday as they mourned the death of a 55-year-old contract miner.

Year 12s delighted to finish QCS

YOU WOULD not have been able to wipe the smile off the faces of year 12 students yesterday afternoon when they finished a long two-day slog of QCS tests.

Kids take up smart green challenge

A GROUP of schools in the Gladstone region are going Earth Smart for a more environmentally sustainable future.

Couple lose caravan wheels on road

A VICTORIAN husband and wife, were lucky to escape serious injury after the wheels snapped off their caravan on the Bruce Highway yesterday.

Locals ready for election result

PATIENCE is a virtue but it seems the outcome of the Federal Election is pushing the limit for some.
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Cox Plate ladies day on sale soon

IT'S time to get off and racing to purchase your tickets to the 2010 Cox Plate Ladies Race Day.